---
title: "How to Park a Domain in cPanel"
description: "If you are using the updated version of cPanel, you will see Domains in place of Parked domains in the Domain section. They are the same thing but named with a different term. In the tutorial below,..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/cpanel/park/
date: 2013-12-26
modified: 2026-01-22
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["cPanel", "Domain Names"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# How to Park a Domain in cPanel

If you are using the updated version of cPanel, you will see **Domains** in place of **Parked domains** in the Domain section. They are the same thing but named with a different term. In the tutorial below, you can replace the term “parked domain” with simply, “Domain”

[**Parked (or secondary) domains**](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/blog/what-is-domain-parking/) are used to point the new domain name to a different domain. To give an example, if we have “example**.com**” and we want “example**.net**” to display the same website, we’d set it up as another domain.

Below we cover the following:

- [How to park a domain in cPanel ](#park)
- [How to park a domain with separate nameservers](#remote)

## Adding a Parked Domain to cPanel:

1. [Login to cPanel](/support/edu/cpanel/access-cpanel-via-whm/).
2. Under *Domains,* click **Domains.**[![Screenshot showing Domains menu option in cPanel](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/domains-menu-cpanel.png)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/domains-menu-cpanel.png)  
3. Click ***Create a New Domain***, enter your domain and make sure to **share the document root **on the next page before clicking **Submit.** [![](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/cpanel-create-new-domain.png)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/cpanel-create-new-domain.png)  You will then see a message stating: “*The parked domain example.net has been successfully created for you*.”

## Allow Remote Domains

If you can’t change your domain’s nameservers to point to your cPanel server, you’ll need to allow remote domains or service IPs to park a domain in cPanel.

This only applies to managed VPS and dedicated servers.

If you must do this, we recommend whitelisting nameservers where aliases can be added from remote service IPs in WHM.

1. [Log into WHM as root](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/whm/log-into-whm/)
2. On the left, select **Remote Service IPs**
3. Select **Remote Name Server IPs**
4. Add the parked domain’s IP address
5. Select **Save**

### Allow Remote Domains Except Common Domains

If you need to allow all remote domains, you can follow these steps.

This can lead to email security issues. Proceed with caution.

1. [Log into WHM as root](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/whm/log-into-whm/)
2. On the left, select **Tweak Settings**
3. Select the **Domains** tab
4. Beside *Allow Remote Domains*, select **On**
5. At the bottom, select **Save**

It can take up to 24 hours for a **Parked** domain to show up on the web or [propagate](/support/domain-names/dns-nameserver-changes/how-to-monitor-dns-propagation).

Learn more about [different types of domains](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/domain-names/new-domains-add-on-parked-and-subdomains/).